Abandoned Record
About Cayuga
Cayuga is a city in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States. It sits on the banks of the Wild Rice River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cayuga, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Cayuga is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Cayuga
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1907 Wyndmere sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Fargo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fargo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Cayuga sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Lisbon sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Fargo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Cayuga
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Cayuga": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Cayuga, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q945989.
- USGS GNIS 1028306.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).